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Biggest credit card scams to look out for in 2025

Phishing and smishing scams, imposter scams and scams regarding your government benefits are some of the biggest credit card “gotchas” to watch out for in 2025. Criminals who get their hands on your ...
Yahoo

Beware Credit Card Skimmers: How to Protect Yourself and Your Money

A stylized credit card reader with "stealing" displayed on the reader and a credit card next to it. - Credit:Zain bin Awais/PCMag Composite;Aleksandra Konoplia/Talaj ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

FOX5 Investigates Scam of the Week: Credit card skimmers cost consumers over $1 billion annually

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Credit card skimmers cost American consumers and banks more than a billion dollars a year, according to the FBI. A skimmer is a small electronic device criminals attach to card ...
clickondetroit.com

What is the ‘ghost tapping’ scam? Thieves stealing credit card data without contact

DETROIT – What is the “ghost tapping” scam that targets people using the tap-to-pay option with their credit cards? It’s a new way that thieves are trying to steal credit card information, and it’s so ...
WTOP News

Fairfax Co. police warn holiday shoppers of potential credit card skimming scam

Fairfax County Police and the U.S. Secret Service found 20 credit card skimming devices during a countywide detection operation.(Courtesy Fairfax County Police) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are ...